| Abbreviation | SDI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1990 |
| Founder | Shakir Ali Noori |
| Founded at | Mumbai |
| Type | Religious organisation |
| Legal status | active |
| Headquarters | 132 Kambekar Street, Fine Mansion, 1st Floor, Mumbai 400003, Maharashtra |
| Origins | India |
Region | Worldwide |
Ameer | Shakir Ali Noori |
| Affiliations | Sunni Islam |
| Website | sunnidawateislami |
Sunni Dawate Islami is an Indian Non-governmental and socio-religious organisation which works for sunni muslims of India [1] founded by Muhammad Shakir Ali Noori in 1990. [2] [3] [4] It is headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra and other offices abroad. [5] They organise International Sunni Ijtema at Azad Maidan, Mumbai [6] [7] [8] for 2 days. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] It completed its 20th Annual Conference in 2010 [14] and 30th Annual Conference in 2022. [15] [16] [17] [18] It takes out a great procession of Juloos-e-Muhammadi on the occasion of Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi every year. [19] [20] [21] Sunni Dawate Islami established SDI Ummeed, a professionals wing to help students in their studies and career and also to help them emotionally to come out of depression.
In 2008, SDI had a European headquarters at Noor Hall in Preston, England, and centres in some other English towns, including: Blackburn, Bolton, Leicester and Manchester. [2] SDI also had a North American headquarters in Chicago. [2] By 2008, SDI had founded 12 madrasas in India. [2]